Beehive



(No Model.)

G. H. BYNUM.

Y BBE-HNE. No. 472,726. Patented Apr. 12, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GREEN HRTON BYNUM, OF MURRAY, KENTUCKY.

BEEHIVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 472,726, dated April 12, 1892.

Application filed August 28, 1891. Serial No. 404,086. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Beit known that I, GREEN HoEToN BYNUM,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Muly appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to beehives; and 1tconsists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts and attachments.

My hive is constructed with a space between the upper tier of honey-frames b and the cap I?, and has suitable perforations, so that ventilating and feeding devices may be used in connection with the hive and be held in proper position.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a cross-sectional view of a beehive, showing my improvements in position. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional View of the feeder. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the feeder, and Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the Ventilating device.

My invention is described as follows: The lower part A of the hive is provided in front with the usual entrance ci, and the upper edges ofsaid part are rabbeted and adapted to recelve the lower edges of the part a. The upper edges of the part ct are rabbeted similar to the upper edges of the lower part, and in these rabbets may be placed a third part, and so on ad infinitum, until the hive is the desired height. Then over the topmost part is placed the cap B, which dts closely all around. Suspended in the rabbets of the upper edges of the parts are the usual honey-frames b, as shown in Fig. l. The cap Bis provided with the perforations b b2, in which tightly tit the tubes b3 b4, respectively.

The Ventilating device D consists of a roof l l, higher at its center than at either end, of a tube b4, secured at the apex of saidl roof, and of side flanges 2, extending downward an inch or more. Said roof and flanges direct the hot air to the tube, through which it escapes from the hive. When the hive has other than a dat top, said tube b4 penetrates the lid at its highest point, 4so that the warm air, which always seeks the highest level, will pass out; but when the hive has a flat top, as shown in Fig. 1, the front part of the hive is propped up, as shown, and thus the upper front edge is the highest part. of the hive, and consequently the warmest air will escape. the weather is cold or rainy, the outer end of said tube h4 may be closed by placing the cork b(i therein, or it may be closed in many other ways. The lower end of the tube b3 is soldered in the middle of the feeding-drum' C. The bottom of said drum is open, and across said opening is stretched a piece of porous fabric c, through which the bees can suck the food. The edges of said fabric are folded up around the side of the drumV C, and then the ring C is slipped up over the edges of said fabric, and thus it is-rmly held in place.

When the hive is tilted as shown, the tube b3 is soldered in the feeding-drum at anangle, so that the said drum will be in a horizontal position and the liquid food will cover the fabric c at a uniform depth. The upper end of said tube b3 may be closed by a cork, as

shown, or other arrangement. In the summertime, when the natural food is plentiful, the feeder can be removed from the hive and the perforation b closed, and also in winter, when it is desirable to retain the warm air in the hive, the Ventilating-tube can be removed and the perforation tightly plugged. The flanges 2 of the feeding device rest on the upper crosspieces of the honey-frames, and its tube iits tightly in perforation b2. One edge of the feeding device rests on the upper cross-pieces of the honey-frames, and its tube ts tightly in perforation b.

The peculiar construction of my Ventilating and feeding devices necessitates the construe` tion of my beehive as above described, and therefore I claim therein combination therewith.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a beehive, the combination of the hive consisting of the parts A and a', having rabbeted edges, honey-frames b, suspended in said rabbets, cap B, fitting on the top of the hive When v IOO and provided with perforation b and leaving a Space between the upperhoney-frames and the'head of said cap, and the feeding device, as described, one side of the lower face ot the drum resting on the upper honey-frames and its tube b3 passing through and fitting tightly in perforation b', substantially as shown and described.

2. In a beehive, the combination of the hive consisting of the parts A and a', having rabbeted edges, honey-frames b, suspended in said rabbets, cap B, fitting on the top of the hive and provided with perforationsb and b2 and leaving a space between the upper honeyframes and the head of said cap, the feeding 

